Import/export HS code 820291: Straight saw blades for metal

Straight saw blades designed for cutting metal materials

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 8,422,757
China 3,671,533
Belgium 1,741,653
Netherlands 440,902
Switzerland 373,871

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 4,303,639 4,119,118 -184,521
China 1,831,510 1,840,023 +8,513
Belgium 1,047,278 694,375 -352,903
Netherlands 252,223 188,679 -63,544
Switzerland 152,568 221,303 +68,735
United States 120,339 157,566 +37,227
France 63,418 25,274 -38,144
India 37,804 49,376 +11,572
Australia 0 85,512 +85,512
Japan 0 79,244 +79,244

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Switzerland 7,884,935
China 3,720,353
United States 1,999,163
Germany 981,174
Sweden 412,407

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Switzerland 3,991,178 3,893,757 -97,421
China 1,847,153 1,873,200 +26,047
United States 1,145,618 853,545 -292,073
Germany 521,437 459,737 -61,700
Sweden 248,604 163,803 -84,801
India 37,804 47,793 +9,989
Australia 0 77,800 +77,800
Japan 1,012 73,579 +72,567
Turkey 1,020 28,810 +27,790
Denmark 13,720 14,625 +905

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - West 4
Devon 3

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
West Midlands 5 9 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Devon 3 0 -3
Essex 2 2 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,870,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,541,434
Air transport 1,923,256
Other 47,193
Road transport 43,574

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,084,704 4,786,021 -298,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,686,087 1,855,347 +169,260
Air transport 1,020,415 902,841 -117,574
Other 33,072 14,121 -18,951
Road transport 34,426 9,148 -25,278

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,250,850
Felixstowe 1,657,280
Dover 1,262,202
Purfleet 1,201,809
Southampton 1,164,672

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,397,427 2,853,423 -544,004
Felixstowe 848,068 809,212 -38,856
Dover 416,548 845,654 +429,106
Purfleet 545,870 655,939 +110,069
Southampton 542,819 621,853 +79,034
Leeds Bradford Airport 598,056 449,744 -148,312
London 686,306 306,701 -379,605
Birmingham Airport 261,781 279,633 +17,852
London Gateway Port 61,661 179,639 +117,978
ZLC 74,094 125,873 +51,779

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 14
2025-09 22
2025-08 15
2025-07 16

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 37
54m+ 22
0-1m 12
15m-54m 10
Other 3

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Switzerland 633,575
United States 623,493
Jamaica 519,337
Ireland 399,051
United Arab Emirates 190,954

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Switzerland 371,268 262,307 -108,961
United States 278,515 344,978 +66,463
Jamaica 165,085 354,252 +189,167
Ireland 254,367 144,684 -109,683
United Arab Emirates 32,594 158,360 +125,766
Germany 66,628 86,036 +19,408
Belgium 36,507 67,766 +31,259
Australia 50,106 37,892 -12,214
Barbados 24,306 38,637 +14,331
Spain 33,926 27,571 -6,355

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Sweden 28,165
China 24,241
XU 4,885
XI 4,599
Switzerland 2,685

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sweden 14,125 14,040 -85
China 12,707 11,534 -1,173
XU 1,324 3,561 +2,237
XI 1,686 2,913 +1,227
Switzerland 0 2,685 +2,685
Germany 1,372 1,204 -168
Canada 0 629 +629
Ireland 346 174 -172
Japan 309 106 -203
France 92 125 +33

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,737,848
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,376,548
Air transport 503,183
Other 69,356
Road transport 1,034

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 733,069 1,004,779 +271,710
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 787,945 588,603 -199,342
Air transport 223,889 279,294 +55,405
Other 32,248 37,108 +4,860
Road transport 1,034 0 -1,034

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 908,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 877,714
Southampton 330,002
Liverpool Docks 262,191
Holyhead 255,890

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 438,216 470,366 +32,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 498,468 379,246 -119,222
Southampton 61,476 268,526 +207,050
Liverpool Docks 127,734 134,457 +6,723
Holyhead 204,004 51,886 -152,118
East Midlands Airport 104,706 77,531 -27,175
London Heathrow Airport 17,259 122,784 +105,525
London 36,266 63,842 +27,576
Dover 51,207 31,450 -19,757
Felixstowe 7,644 74,473 +66,829

Quick facts

HS code: 820291

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Straight saw blades designed for cutting metal materials